Saint Pauls Anglican Cemetery
33 ANS, Hamilton, Ontario.
Preston, Herbert (Leading Aircraftman)
Killed in Flying Accident 1942-June-23
Birth Date: 1921-November-24
Born:
Parents: Son of Charlie Clifford Preston and Ida May Preston, of Haworth Brow, Yorkshire, England.
Spouse:
Home:
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RAFVR
Unit
33 ANS- Air Navigation School (RAF)
Base
Mount Hope, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Rank
Leading Aircraftman
Position
Service Numbers
1231022
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
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Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)Crew or Other Personnel
Anson 6767
Anson serial: 6767
Avro Anson Mk. V
Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum
The Museum's Anson Mk. V was built by MacDonald Brothers in Winnipeg in 1944. It flew with No. 7 Photographic Wing and No. 414 Squadron in Ottawa on photo survey work until the late 1940s. In 1956, it was purchased by INCO and used for mineral surveying until 1980, when it was donated to the Museum. The exterior is painted in the yellow colour common to all BCATP trainers and is in its same wartime RCAF markings.
Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum
The Museum's Anson Mk. V was built by MacDonald Brothers in Winnipeg in 1944. It flew with No. 7 Photographic Wing and No. 414 Squadron in Ottawa on photo survey work until the late 1940s. In 1956, it was purchased by INCO and used for mineral surveying until 1980, when it was donated to the Museum. The exterior is painted in the yellow colour common to all BCATP trainers and is in its same wartime RCAF markings.
The Avro Anson was known by a number of nicknames including "Faithful Annie" or "Flying Greenhouse". It was the first aircraft to be flown by the Royal Canadian Air Force to have a retractable undercarriage, which was a comparative novelty in 1936. In 1940, a Canadian government owned company, Federal Aircraft Limited, was created in Montreal to manufacture the Anson for Canadian use. Nearly 3,000 Anson aircraft were produced and, in the early days of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP), the Anson was the standard trainer for many pilots, observers (navigators), wireless operators and bomb aimers. More than 20,000 aircrew received training on the Anson. In Canadian service, the aircraft was substantially re-designed with the substitution of North American engines and many other airframe and equipment changes. Harold Skaarup web pages
Harold A Skaarup Web Page
Avro Anson HistoryAircraft Images
Anson 6767
Anson Mk. I 6767
Ex RAF W2518. To No. 1 Training Command on 18 August 1941, for use by No. 16 Service Flying Training School at Hagersville, Ontario. Operated by No. 33 Air Navigation School at Mount Hope (Hamilton), Ontario when it was involved in a Category A crash at 10:35 on 23 June 1942, near Fingal, Ontario (crash site also reported as Wallaceburg, about 30 miles west of Fingal). Pilot lost control while flying in cloud and the aircraft entered a steep dive at high speed. It subsequently broke up and was seen to dive out of cloud on fire. Report concludes that the pilot had not kept up with his instrument flying practice and his lack of currency was a contributing cause of the accident. All 5 occupants killed. Scrapped by No. 6 Repair Depot.1941-07-16 Taken on Strength de Havilland Canada 2019-08-20
1942-June-23 Accident: 33 Air Navigation School Loc: Wallacetown Names: Campell | Doughty | Kellow | Preston | Watson
1942-10-20 Struck off Strength Struck off, reduced to spares and produce 2019-08-20
Unit Desciption
33 ANS (33 Air Navigation School)
Nos. 1 & 2 Air Navigation Schools offered four-week courses in astronavigation and were the last step for Air Observers.The RAF schools, Nos. 31, 32, and 33, provided the same training as Air Observer Schools.
NO33 ANS Mount Hope On
RCAF.info - RCAF Station Hamilton (Mount Hope) ON